Stores for Purchase or Sale
Procedures,
Application & Personal Financial Statement Form
[rev. September 1, 2007]
Below are the procedures for buying an existing Subway store, both for
new and for existing franchisees, as well as procedures for selling an
existing location and appropriate application and personal financial
statement forms. Please review the procedures that best apply to you. We
hope that clear understanding of these procedures will help to make the
transfer process a smooth one.
Thank you for your interest in Subway!
TRANSFER PROCEDURES
Prospective New Franchisee
Thank you for your interest in purchasing a Subway® franchise. Since you have shown
interest in purchasing an existing Subway® franchise, outlined below are some guidelines and list
of documents that will help you to understand the transfer approval process. Please DO NOT sign
any contracts or intent to buy, until you have been officially approved by our office. It is highly
recommended that you retain a lawyer and a CPA to assist you in this process and transaction.
To begin the process you must show your ability to purchase
A net worth of $450,000 and/or cash on hand of $150,000 for a minimum of 3
months. If you meet this requirement you need to forward a personal financial
statement with the information necessary to allow us to verify sufficient funds or you
could have your bank prepare verification for you to submit to our office.
1. The Initial Approval Process involves:
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All prospective franchisees must schedule to take the Wonderlic Test – basic
English & Math Test. Everyone who is planning to be named on the Franchise
Agreement or be a partner must take and pass the test.
After you have passed the tests you will be provided with additional paperwork
that must be completed.
This includes:
1. Preliminary Questionnaire
2. Business Plan Outline
3. Business Plan Questionnaire
4. Restaurant Visit Report
We must receive this completed paperwork within 30 days
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An application must also be completed with an original signature.
Credit Report Disclosure & Authorization Form must be signed.
A meeting will then be scheduled with our Operations and Real Estate
departments for your formal interview.
Disclosures or UFOC -- the acknowledgment of receipts must be signed and
notarized and have to have been in possession of the buyer for a minimum of
ten business days prior to any further paperwork being signed.
Remodel Commitment Statement – if applicable
Understanding from the buyer/s that they must attend two weeks Franchisee
training in Milford, CT, before settlement and seventy hours with their Field
Consultant in the store after final settlement.
2. Upon approval to purchase a Subway™ store, a list of stores for sale will be provided to
you, if you have not already decided which store you are interested in purchasing. You
can then call the sellers direct on the phone numbers provided and begin dialogue to
obtain information about the store of your interest, e.g. purchase price, lease information,
sales volume, profitability etc. Our office does not provide you with this information nor
does it get involved with any negotiations.
3. When you have decided to buy a store we will provide you with the Remodel
Requirements or Décor/Equipment Requirements of the store and approximate pricing of
the remodeling cost or Décor/Equipment that may need to be replaced. The remodel
pricing will only be provided if the store is due for an upgrade in the coming year per DAI
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requirements. This process takes a minimum of three weeks and it will help you negotiate
the sale price more effectively. The original rent deposit for the store is a non-transferable
asset and will not be refunded to the seller, so this should also be taken into account
while preparing the contract of sale.
4. Once you have a contract with the seller of the store you can then schedule a meeting to
begin the Request for Transfer paperwork at our office. You will need to bring in a signed
contract and a certified/cashier’s check for the transfer fee, which varies from store to
store. We highly recommend that a complete list of inventory, equipment and small-ware
be included as a part of the contract.
5. The Transfer Request Paperwork is then sent to DAI and it takes a minimum of three to
four weeks for them to review and send us the settlement paperwork. In the course of
this process, DAI may request additional information to process your transfer. The
information may be requested either from the buyer or the seller and it is processed
through our office.
6. The buyer is then required to attend training, for which you will be registered by our
office. We can register you after the Training Department has received approval
confirmation from the Transfer Department.
7. When the settlement paperwork is received, our office will schedule the settlement date
between the buyer and the seller and subject to the availability of the Field Consultant
assigned to the store as he/she has to spend seventy (forty-five or fifteen for existing
franchisees) hours with the franchisees as they take over the store. At settlement certain
requirements will have to be fulfilled by both the buyer and the seller. These will be
explained to you prior to the settlement (i.e. operations manual, certificate of insurance,
voided check, estoppels etc.)
Please contact us at the following offices should you have additional questions or concerns:
Washington/Baltimore Region 703-790-1010
Eastern VA Region 757-558-4212
Southwest VA Region 540-951-0389
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TRANSFER PROCEDURES
Existing Franchise Owners
Thank you for your continued interest in Subway® franchising. Outlined below are guidelines
and a list of documents to help you understand the approval and transfer process. Please
understand that this approval procedure applies to the purchase of both NEW and EXISTING
locations:
1. The first step is to inform our office that you want to be approved. Our office will request
an RFAF (Request for an Additional Franchise) from your Field Consultant (FC). This
is a review of the operational history of your store which will be submitted to our office.
This takes a minimum of 10 days, depending on the FC’s schedule. At this point if your
FC feels you will not be approved due to consistent non-compliance or other issues,
he/she will notify you and SDC verbally without preparing a written RFAF. You can
request an RFAF at a later date after you have corrected your compliance and
operational issues and have shown a solid trend of substantial compliance. The written
RFAF is submitted to our office for review and any necessary feedback will be given at
that time.
2. After review of the compliance and RFAF, you will be required to submit a Financial
Statement (form attached at the end of this document), a Business Plan, a detailed
Training Plan and an Organizational Chart.
3. You are then scheduled for an interview with the SDC representatives.
4. A list of Subway® stores for sale will be provided to you, if you have not already selected
a store you are interested in purchasing. You can contact the sellers directly at the
phone numbers provided and start a dialogue to obtain the information about the store,
e.g. purchase price, lease information, sales volume, profitability etc. Our office does not
provide you with this information, nor does it get involved with any negotiations.
5. Please DO NOT sign any contracts or intent to buy, until you have been officially
approved by our office. It is highly recommended that you retain a lawyer and a CPA to
assist you in this process and transaction.
6. When you have been approved and have decided to buy an existing Subway Store, we
will provide you with the Remodel Requirements or Décor/Equipment Requirements
of that store along with the approximate pricing of the remodeling cost or
Décor/Equipment that needs to be replaced. The remodel pricing will only be provided if
the store is due for an upgrade in the current year. You must understand that this process
takes a minimum of three weeks as per DAI requirements.
7. You must provide us with the following documents in order to complete the Initial
Paperwork for Transfer.
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An application, financial statement with verification of sufficient funds,
showing the buyers ability to purchase, letter of credit etc. (both forms attached
at the end of this document)
Credit Report Disclosure & Authorization Form
Disclosures or UFOC – FTC and / or VA – the acknowledgment of receipts
have to be signed and notarized and have to be in possession of the buyer for a
minimum of ten business days
Business Plan
Affidavit of Disclosure
Remodel Commitment Statement
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ƒ Certified Check made out to DAI for the Transfer Fee/Franchise Fee
ƒ A signed Contract of Sale
8. The Initial Transfer Paperwork is sent to the DAI Headquarters. It takes a minimum of
three to four weeks for the settlement paperwork to prepared and received back. In the
course of this process DAI may request additional information of either the buyer or the
seller and it will be processed through our office.
9. When the settlement paperwork is received, our office will schedule Settlement
between the buyer and the seller, subject to the availability of the Field Consultant
assigned to the store as he/she has to spend either forty-five or fifteen hours with the
franchisees as they take over the store. At settlement, certain requirements will have to
be fulfilled by both the buyer and the seller. These will be explained to you prior to the
settlement (i.e., operations manual, certificate of insurance, voided check, estoppels etc.)
With any questions please contact offices as follows:
Washington/Baltimore Region 703-790-1010
Eastern VA Region 757-558-4212
Southwest VA Region 540-951-0389
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TRANSFER PROCEDURES
Selling Franchisee
Since you have shown interest in selling your Subway® store, we would like to provide
you with some guidelines that would help you to make this process smoother and easier for you
to follow:
1. Please call our office to add the store that you are intending to sell to our Subway®
stores for sale. We have list of pre-approved people interested in becoming Subway®
Franchisees and we will refer them to you.
2. You must call our office to start the Initial Approval Process when you are approached by
a buyer showing interest in purchasing your store. DO NOT engage anyone in a
negotiation until they have been approved by our office. Both new and existing
franchisees must be pre-approved. Provide buyer with as much information as possible
e.g. purchase price, lease information, sales volume, profitability etc. Our office does not
provide any store related information.
3. Upon the prospective buyer approval, you can begin negotiating the sale price and the
terms of the sale. When finalized, the contract of sale should be signed and you request
a date for Initial Transfer Paperwork. If your store is due for an upgrade within the next
year, per DAI requirements or needs Décor/Equipment replacement, the buyer will be
provided with either an Edit list or an approximate cost of the décor items/and/or
equipment. The rental deposit for the store is a non-transferable asset and will not be
returned to you. Both these items will have to be negotiated within the contract of sale.
4. Depending upon the Transfer Department’s approval of the paperwork and the availability
of training classes the buyer will be registered for training. The registration is done by our
office.
5. We can schedule a final settlement date in coordination with the Field Consultant, after
the buyer returns from training and we have the settlement paperwork from DAI,
The transfer process has been designed keeping in mind the interest of all parties involved. We
are merely the facilitator of this process and are here to assist you in any way we can.
With any questions please contact offices as follows:
Washington/Baltimore Region 703-790-1010
Eastern VA Region 757-558-4212
Southwest VA Region 540-951-0389
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Have you ever been
convicted of a felony
or its equivalent?
Yes ❒
No ❒
Have you ever been associated
directly or indirectly
with terrorist activities?
Yes ❒
No ❒
Have you been involved in any litigation
proceeding within the last 5 years?
Have you ever been
convicted of a felony
or its equivalent?
Yes ❒
No ❒
Have you ever been associated
directly or indirectly
with terrorist activities?
Yes ❒
No ❒
Have you been involved in any litigation
proceeding within the last 5 years?
Yes ❒
Yes ❒
No ❒
No ❒
(If yes, on a separate sheet of
paper provide the following for
each proceeding: names of the
parties involved, date filed, court
where filed and nature of the
proceeding.)
(If yes, on a separate sheet of
paper provide the following for
each proceeding: names of the
parties involved, date filed, court
where filed and nature of the
proceeding.)
PERSONAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT
As of
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You must complete this form to the best of your knowledge. Incomplete or inaccurate information may delay the approval of or result in the disapproval of your
application to purchase a SUBWAY® franchise or of your request to purchase an existing SUBWAY® restaurant through a transfer. The information that you provide
must be current. Any form older than six (6) months will not be accepted. Please answer ALL questions. Use “Not Applicable” or “None” when necessary.
Name (Full Legal Name)
Spouse’s Name (Full Legal Name)
Rsidence Address
City
State
Postal Code
Business #
Country
Home #
Business of Applicant
ASSETS (Omit Cents)
LIABILITIES (Omit Cents)
Cash on hand & checking account balance ............................$
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Accounts Payable ...................................................................$
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Savings Accounts ...................................................................$
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IRA or Other Retirement Account ...........................................$
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Notes Payable to Banks and Others ......................................$
(Describe in Section 2)
Accounts & Notes Receivable ................................................$
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Installment Account (Auto) .....................................................$
Mo. Payments $
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Cash Surrender Value Only of Life Insurance.........................$
(Complete Section 8)
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Installment Account (Other) ....................................................$
Mo. Payments $
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Stocks and Bonds) ..................................................................$
(Describe in Section 3)
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Loan on Life Insurance ...........................................................$
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Real Estate .............................................................................$
(Describe in Section 4)
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Mortgages on Real Estate ......................................................$
(Describe in Section 4)
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Automobile-Present Value ......................................................$
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Unpaid Taxes .........................................................................$
(Describe in Section 6)
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Other Personal Property..........................................................$
(Describe in Section 5)
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Other Liabilities........................................................................$
(Describe in Section 7)
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Other Assets ...........................................................................$
(Describe in Section 5 and include ownership interest
in any existing SUBWAY® restaurants)
Total $
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Total Liabilities ........................................................................$
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Net Worth ................................................................................$
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Total $
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SECTION 1: SOURCE OF INCOME
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Salary ......................................................................................$
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As Endorser or Co-Maker........................................................$
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Net Investment Income ...........................................................$
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Legal Claims & Judgments .....................................................$
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Real Estate Income ................................................................$
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Provision for Federal Income Tax ..........................................$
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Other Income (Describe below)* .............................................$
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Other Special Debt .................................................................$
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DESCRIPTION OF OTHER INCOME IN SECTION 1
*Alimony or child support payments need not be disclosed in "Other Income" unless it is desired to have such payments counted toward total income.
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SECTION 2: NOTES PAYABLE TO BANKS AND OTHERS (Use attachments if necessary. Each attachment must be identified as a part of this statement and signed.)
Frequency
How Secured or Endorsed
Name and Address of Noteholder(s)
Original
Current
Payment
(monthly,etc.)
Type of Collateral
Balance
Balance
Amount
SECTION 3: STOCKS AND BONDS. (Use attachments if necessary. Each attachment must be identified as a part of this statement and signed).
Number of Shares
Name of Securities
Cost
Market Value
Date of
Quotation/Exchange Quotation/Exchange
Total Value
SECTION 4: REAL ESTATE OWNED (List each parcel separately. Use attachment if necessary. Each attachment must be identified as a part of this statement and signed.)
Property A
Property B
Property C
Type of Property
Address
Date Purchased
Original Cost
Present Market Value
Name & Address of Mortgage Holder
Mortgage Account Number
Mortgage Balance
Amount of Payment per Month/Year
Status of Mortgage
SECTION 5: OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY AND OTHER ASSETS, INCLUDING OTHER SUBWAY® RESTAURANTS
(Describe, and if any is pledged as security, state name and address of lien holder, amount of lien, termsof payment and if delinquent, describe delinquency)
SECTION 6: UNPAID TAXES (Describe in detail, as to type, to whom payable, when due, amount, and to what property, if any, a tax lien attaches.)
SECTION 7: OTHER LIABILITIES (Describe in detail.)
SECTION 8: LIFE INSURANCE HELD
(Give face amount and cash surrender value of policies. - name of insurance company and beneficiaries. Only include cash surrender values in asset section).
I authorize Doctor’s Associates Inc. and/or its affiliates, to make inquiries as necessary to verify the accuracy of the statements made and to determine my
creditworthiness. I certify the above information and the statements contained in any attachments are a true and accurate statement of my (our) financial
conditions of the stated date(s). These statements are made for the purpose of either obtaining approval to purchase a SUBWAY® franchise or approval to
purchase an existing SUBWAY® restaurant through a transfer. I understand FALSE statements may result in denial of my application to purchase or of my
request to transfer.
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Signature
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Date
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Signature
Social Security Number
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Date
Social Security Number
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